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The Monkey's Paw (1933)
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January 1933 (USA) morePlot:
A mother wishes for the return of her dead son--a wish that is granted by the severed paw of a dead monkey. | add synopsisUser Comments:
One for the imagination moreCast
(Credited cast) | Ivan F. Simpson | ... | Mr. White |
| Louise Carter | ... | Mrs. White |
| C. Aubrey Smith | ... | Sgt. Maj. Morris |
| Bramwell Fletcher | ... | Herbert |
| Betty Lawford | ... | Rose |
| Winter Hall | ... | Mr. Hartigan |
| Herbert Bunston | ... | Sampson |
| Nina Quartero | ... | Nura |
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W W Jacobs was a well known & popular English short story writer of the 1930s - usually sea tales with mystery and The Monkey's Paw is about his best known and oft heard if not a great favourite with amateur dramatic groups (probably because of the small cast). It is a nice little creepy tale with a universal moral - be careful what you wish for.... it could come with a price tag! I originally heard it as a radio play and couldn't wait to read the play itself. This early film version is unknown to me although a variety of adaptations have been produced on film - in one inferior updated case(I forget the title),the paw was replaced by another gimmick. IMDb lists 8 versions including a TV production and it was also included in radio's Suspense & Lights Out! series because it is favourably compared with Lucille Fletcher's radio masterpiece Sorry Wrong No! as a classic of the short story and radio adaptation when only one's imagination can do justice to the imagery & action. The original background was a typical working class English home of the '30s - the rest of the background is just referred to. For once the premise is too possible! 8 out of 10 for the story.